TikTok Baked Feta Pasta with Pesto
This TikTok Baked Feta Pasta with Pesto is a creamy, flavorful Italian-inspired dish combining oven-roasted feta and cherry tomatoes with fragrant basil pesto and tender pasta for a simple yet delicious meal.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
Scale
- 200g block of feta cheese
- 300g cherry tomatoes
- 250g pasta (penne or fusilli recommended)
- 3 tbsp basil pesto
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- Fresh basil leaves, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F).
- In a baking dish, place the block of feta cheese in the center and surround it with the cherry tomatoes.
- Drizzle olive oil over the feta and tomatoes, add minced garlic, then season with salt and black pepper.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, until tomatoes are burst and feta is soft and golden.
- While baking, cook pasta according to package instructions until al dente; drain and reserve some pasta water.
- Remove feta and tomatoes from oven and mash together with a spoon, creating a creamy sauce; add basil pesto and stir to combine.
- Toss the cooked pasta into the feta-tomato-pesto mixture, adding a splash of reserved pasta water if needed to loosen the sauce.
- Serve immediately, garnished with fresh basil leaves.
Notes
For a spicy kick, add red pepper flakes when mixing the sauce or top with freshly cracked black pepper. This dish pairs well with a crisp green salad.
Find it online: https://dumafoods.com/tiktok-baked-feta-pasta-with-pesto/